Item 5C Items from the Educational Policy Committee

The approval of undergraduate and master’s degree programs is vested within the authority of the University of North Florida’s Board of Trustees. In accordance with these procedures, the university is submitting its request to add a new academic program. This request is to initiate a new master’s degree in mental health counseling. This degree would be offered through the Brooks College of Health.

The proposed degree has been reviewed by the Faculty Association and approved by the Provost and the President. Also, the proposed degree has been reviewed by the Educational Policy Committee and is being recommended for approval by the full Board.

This item is provided as a quarterly report to the Board of Trustees and describes current progress on each project, funding sources, and any current issues including change orders. The capital projects quarterly report is being provided for review by the Board of Trustees.

The Board authorized the President or his designee to approve change orders in the name of the Board for pre-established amounts. Approvals are for the purpose of expediting the work in progress and are to be reported to the Board and entered into its official minutes.

Proposed Action: Report. No motion required.

Item 8 Report from the Educational Policy CommitteeMeeting

Provost Workman and Vice President Serwatka will share the draft list of peer aspirants that the university proposes to use in benchmarking its progress in meeting strategic planning goals. The item will include a discussion on how the list was chosen and an examination of the metrics for these universities